Exhibition No. 1: GSW 110, LAL 83

FRESNO – We still don’t know a ton about the Warriors’ top options, but after one exhibition game, their backup plans are making plenty of sense.

On a Sunday night during which point guard Stephen Curry and center Andrew Bogut sat out as they rehab ankle surgeries, the Warriors other starters and entire bench took turns shining in a 110-83 victory over the Lakers at the Save Mart Center in Fresno.

The Lakers might have the stars – Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Pau Gasol and Dwight Howard – but, for at least one night, the Warriors proved to have the depth to compete in the Pacific Division.

The Warriors trailed for all but 38 seconds of the first half, but Charles Jenkins and Carl Landry came off the bench to keep the game within reach. In the second half, the Warriors’ forgotten starters – David Lee and Klay Thompson – took over the game.

Lee had 11 of his team-high 19 points, and Thompson added six of his 18, during a 35-0 run that spanned the third and fourth quarters. During the stretch, the Warriors held the Lakers scoreless for nearly a full quarter – from the 8:25 mark of the third until the 8:35 mark of the fourth.

Coach Mark Jackson said his team’s identity of defense, hustle and grit should remain regardless of who is on the court. That was certainly true during the second-half run, and was personified by rookie Harrison Barnes.

Barnes was all over the floor, including one sequence when he blocked a Jodie Meeks shot, corralled the loose ball and raced to the other end of the court for a layup attempt. Barnes came up holding his right wrist, but he checked right back into the game and threw down an emphatic dunk to highlight his 13-point performance a possession later.

Bogut still hasn’t been cleared for five-and-five contact, but he plans to play in one or both of the Warriors’ final two exhibition games. Curry wanted to play Sunday, but Jackson didn’t want to push him in back-to-back games.

“It has nothing to do with how he’s looked. He looks great,” Jackson said. “He’s done everything we’ve asked him to do. He’s in great shape. I just didn’t want to play him on back-to-back nights. In fairness, we play at home Monday in front of our home crowd, and I thought that would be the better place to play him.

“In typical Steph fashion, he says, ‘Coach, is there any way I can talk you out of this.’ He wants to play. When you look at Bogut and Steph, these guys have not played in a while, and we’ve got a lot riding on them.”

But it looks like they’re in decent hands if the top options can’t play all 82 games.